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With traders dusting off their portfolios and reviewing their investment strategies for 2026, now is a good time to evaluate this year's outperformers to see if they still hold promise for the new year.
Emerging-market stocks have broadly crushed the U.S. equities market this year, in one of the biggest market surprises of 2025.
Texas Pacific Land announces a deal with Bolt Data & Energy to develop data-center campuses in West Texas.
US equity indices attempt a modest recovery, but year-end conditions keep momentum muted. While markets appear directionless in the short term, the broader trend remains constructive, with pullbacks still viewed as buying opportunities.
U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday after Tuesday's mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices advanced.
CNBC's “Closing Bell” team discusses the outlook for markets, U.S. economy and more with Dubravko Lakos, head of global markets strategy at JPMorgan.
Jefferies (JEF) analysts are signaling that Corporate America's earnings engine could still be running hotter than many skeptics expect, even as valuations look
Today's Unemployment Rate is the fifth straight month higher, assuming October does not remain a blank space.
Technology stocks, particularly those connected to AI in some shape or form, are the ones that have carried the market in 2025 and even the years before that. However, things AI related are hitting a rough patch as investors are taking profits and rebalancing their portfolios as we enter the last portion of the year.
US indices appear to be stabilizing near key technical levels, with the Nasdaq, Dow Jones, and S&P 500 finding support around their 50-day EMAs. Dips are viewed as buying opportunities within an ongoing uptrend.
Citigroup has set a 7,700 year-end 2026 forecast for the S&P 500, citing strong corporate earnings and ongoing support from artificial intelligence investment.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF offers a compelling alternative to the S&P 500, emphasizing income, value, and broad sector diversification. SCHD delivers a 3.8% dividend yield, a 10.6% 10-year dividend CAGR, and a low 1-year beta of 0.44, supporting its 'sleep well at night' profile. Top holdings like MRK and CSCO provide undervalued dividend growth exposure, while the fund's sector mix reduces reliance on volatile mega-cap tech.
New investors should try to keep things simple at the beginning. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a good starting point because they are easy to purchase and offer good diversification.
For investors wishing to mitigate currency fluctuation risk for European market investments, xTrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF ( NYSE: DBEU ) is one of a small few that fit the bill, yet still outpaces the Vanguard' S&P 500 ETF ( NYSE: VOO ) and State Street's S&P 500 ETF ( NYSE: SPY ).
U.S. stock futures fell on Tuesday after Monday's lower close. Futures of major benchmark indices declined.
Justin Wolfers warns: Don't trust the unemployment spike. See how the government shutdown artificially inflated November's jobless rate.
CIBC's Chris Harvey joins 'Fast Money' to talk its 2026 market outlook and price target.
Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.
The economic narrative last week was shaped by a highly anticipated Federal Reserve rate cut, which came against a backdrop of conflicting signals in the labor market. While the latest JOLTS report indicated job openings were rising, other data pointed toward a clear softening of the broader labor market environment.
A well-established and popular exchange traded fund (ETF), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) tracks the s&P 500 large-cap stock index.